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There is actually a town called Springfeild in Ohio or is it Illinois. I don't know, I need a map... I lost my map.

Zoltack wrote:It's in... O'Hia Mod!

There is actually a town called Springfeild in Ohio or is it Illinois. I don't know, I need a map... I lost my map.

I read everywhere that almost all of the states have a town named "springfield" so not just Ohio or Illinois.

Alan wrote:

Zoltack wrote:It's in... O'Hia Mod!

There is actually a town called Springfeild in Ohio or is it Illinois. I don't know, I need a map... I lost my map.

I read everywhere that almost all of the states have a town named "springfield" so not just Ohio or Illinois.

Really? I don't think we have one of those in Colorado but if you say so. Maybe I should go over there and say hello to Homer.

Zoltack wrote:It would be the longest running show ever

Nope, that honor goes to another show set in a fictional Springfield, (The) Guiding Light!

And if some ignoramus comes in and says "but that doesn't count, it's a soap opera", be prepared for a long and deserving tirade from me. You have no idea how frickin' pissed I always was whenever I read in Guinness World Records that Coronation Street was the longest running entertainment show (they have since corrected that mistake in recent editions of their book). Corrie debuted EIGHT YEARS after Guiding Light.

Though of course, GL would also be incorrect as longest running show ever, because Meet The Press has been running longer, I think since the late 40s. But MTP is a news show, whereas GL is an entertainment show.

Escapay

Well what about Days of Our Lives? That show has been on for fricken forever. But you probably don't know what I'm talking about because it's a local station that broadcasts it.

Zoltack wrote:Well what about Days of Our Lives? That show has been on for fricken forever. But you probably don't know what I'm talking about because it's a local station that broadcasts it.

Nah, I think everyone knows about that show. It's just that most of us when we have think about it/come across it on TV.

Zoltack wrote: Really? I don't think we have one of those in Colorado but if you say so. Maybe I should go over there and say hello to Homer.

Ummm, Zoltack we don't need a Springfield!

Because Colorado is the state where South Park is located!

Timon/Pumba fan wrote:

Zoltack wrote: Really? I don't think we have one of those in Colorado but if you say so. Maybe I should go over there and say hello to Homer.

Ummm, Zoltack we don't need a Springfield!

Because Colorado is the state where South Park is located!

That's true I didn't even think of that.

Zoltack wrote:Well what about Days of Our Lives?

Going to the back of my head to retrieve my old soap opera memories...

(The) Guiding Light: January 25, 1937 to 1956 (Radio)
(The) Guiding Light: June 27, 1952 to Present (Television)
As the World Turns: April 2, 1956 to Present
General Hospital: April 1, 1963 to Present
Days of our Lives: November 8, 1965 to Present
One Life to Live: July 15, 1968 to Present
All My Children: January 5, 1970 to Present
The Young and the Restless: March 26, 1973 to Present
The Bold and the Beautiful: March 23, 1987 to Present
Passions: July 5, 1999 to Present

Escapay

Escapay wrote:(The) Guiding Light: June 27, 1952 to Present (Television)Escapay

LOL, that's pathetic!

DisneyFan 2000 wrote:

Escapay wrote:(The) Guiding Light: June 27, 1952 to Present (Television)Escapay

LOL, that's pathetic!

GL and soap operas in general may not be respected in the mainstream media, but it/they hold a special place in my heart and the hearts of many a soap fan. To have an ignorant young fool dismiss it with a "that's pathetic" and not know at all what it is they're dismissing is very insulting to the genre and to its fans. Have you actually watched a soap opera? And no, a "five minutes and I changed the channel" doesn't count. Have you invested yourself in the characters and the storylines long enough to realize what the genre is? Or are you one of the masses that decide "it's a soap, a breeding ground for bad acting, so I'm not gonna watch it at all but I feel I'm justified to knock it every chance I get".

Escapay

Wow!!! I can't believe that some of those have been around for almost 70 years. It boggles the mind.